Jar-holder



J. H. WEAVER. JAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8. 1919.

Patented July 13, 1920.

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JAMES H. WEAVER, or ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON.

JAR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8. 1919. Serial No. 288,432.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. WEAVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aberdeen, in the county of Grays Harbor and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in J ar-I-Iolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for lifting jars and the like so as to prevent burning of the hands in removing the jars from the hot water or when the jars contain material which has been heated to a high de gree.

' The principal object of the invention is to provide a pair of relatively movable members, each member carrying a flexible element for engaging the jar so that the device can be used for handling jars of different sizes without adjustment.

The invention also consists in certain other features of'construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to

As shown in these views, the device con-' sists of a pair of members 1, each consisting of a handle portion 2 and a head portion 3 connected together by the offset portion 4. A pivot pin 5 passes through said offset portions to pivotally connect the two members together. The head portions each comprise a pair of right angularly extending arms 6, said arms extending in opposite directions and each arm has its end bent at right angles as at 7. Each bent portion is provided with a pair of holes 8 to receive the ends of the flexible element 9 which may consist of'wire, stout cord or other material. It will be seen that the flexible element extends parallel with the arms so that when the device is held above a jar and the two heads brought together the flexible elements will engage the Patented July '13, 1920.

jar top so that the jar may be lifted by the device. As will be seen in Fig. 3, the arms will give slightly to permit the flexible elements to follow the contour of the jar so that a large part of the circumference of the jar will be engaged by said elements.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features. of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of theappended claim.

What I claim is A device of the class described comprising I a pair of members pivotally connected together and each consisting of a handle por tion and a head portion, said head portion having a pair of laterally extending arms with their outer ends bent at. right angles and a resilient element stretched between said ends, said element lying parallel with the arms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JAMES H. WEAVER. 

